Life Science

From an enormous mousetrap and oversized tapigami flowers to kinetic tongue art, check out cool makers' creations.

Because energy resources in the body must be optimized as much as possible, a new paper says, tasks inherently related to survival, like immune function, take priority. Any leftover energy is then dedicated to reproduction. read more

Ancient water, poop in pools and the evolution of dogs and humans are in our coolest stories. Click on to see them all.

As Republicans and Democrats in Texas House and Senate hash out the details of the state’s 2014-15 budget, one issue they are not arguing about is support for mental health.

The Illinois Senate has voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state after California to do so.

The secretary, Eric Shinseki, is being held accountable for his overwhelmed agency’s problems dealing with claims for disability compensation.

A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in the United States, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

I had never heard of dystonia — until my doctors told me I had it.

Frogs, monkeys, glaciers and plankton and their cool images all made our top picks this week. Check out the whole list!

It involves a peculiar male dance and multiple partners.